Lyon celebrates 500 wickets as Australia thrash Pakistan by 360 runs
IMAGES from Day 3 of the opening Test played between Australia and Pakistan in Perth on Saturday.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the opening Test between Australia and Pakistan in Perth on Friday.
Pat Cummins took 10 wickets to lead Australia to Pakistan series triumph
Opener David Warner brushed aside any doubts about his Test match pedigree on Thursday with a brutal 164-run assault on Pakistan's bowlers.
Pakistan Test skipper Shan Masood presented former captain Babar Azam with a "special souvenir" and cap on his 50th Test appearance on Thursday.
Pakistan's top batter is soaking in the sights and sounds of Australia.
Nathan Lyon is the eighth bowler to take 500 Test wickets.
Australia's star batter Travis Head believes opening the batting in Test cricket is a "specialist job" and has ruled himself out of contention to replace veteran David Warner.
Australia's star-studded bowling line-up showered praises on Pakistan's star batter Babar Azam, with a handful of them labelling the right-handed batter as a "class player".
Visa and passport issues have left the national senior cricket team in Australia without a doctor and the under-19 side in the UAE without a team manager.
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The last time Pakistan won a Test Down Under was in late 1995 when nearly half of the current side were not even born
Twenty four time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic closed the 2023 ATP season by clinching the year-end No. 1 spot for a record-extending eighth time.
Pakistan's cricket board (PCB) have given fast bowler Haris Rauf permission to make a limited appearance in Australia's Big Bash League, ending a standoff with the player.
Australia head coach Andrew McDonald said the hosts would field their strongest side against Pakistan, which means a welcome return for spinner Nathan Lyon, who will chase his 500th Test wicket after injury ruled him out of the last three matches of the Ashes.
Pakistan's experienced wicketkeeper-batter Sarfaraz Ahmed laid out the team's plans to ruin Australia's star batter David Warner's farewell Test series.
'It's going to have take something pretty serious to have me miss a game.'
Afridi stated that the team is looking to spoil Warner's farewell series
Australia's chief selector George Bailey has cautioned against repeating the mistakes made in the aftermath of leg-spinner Shane Warne's retirement when long-standing opener David Warner finally calls time on his Test career.
Australia opener David Warner looks likely to get the Test farewell of his choice after being named in the 14-man squad for the opening clash in the three-match series against Pakistan on Sunday.
Chief Selector Wahab Riaz held a press conference to formally announce the immediate withdrawal of Butt's name from the consultancy panel.
Australia star allrounder Glenn Maxwell has said he has not yet 'given up' on his hopes for Test cricket following his spectacular performance in their ODI World Cup triumph.
Australia great Ricky Ponting thinks outstanding all-rounder Glenn Maxwell should be seriously entertained for a Test recall following his astonishing success in the recently concluded ICC World Cup and a T20I series against India.
Babar remains the linchpin of Pakistan's batting, says captain Shan Masood
The upcoming three-match series, starting December 14, is part of the World Test Championship.
Babar was also one of the few bright spots from Pakistan's previous tour to Australia in 2019-2020, where he scored 97 and 101.
ICC Hall of Famer and former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting feels that batter Cameron Bancroft is leading the race to succeed David Warner and Usman Khawaja at the top of Australia's Test batting.
Saim Ayub and Khurram Shahzad received their debut call-ups to Pakistan's squad for the three-match Test series against Australia.
The last time Team India won an ICC World Cup was in 2011 in India. It was a 50-over ODI format that was won under the astute leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
The 31-year-old also led Australia to a Commonwealth Games gold medal last year and is the country's leading run getter across formats
The five-match series will begin on November 23 in Visakhapatnam and will conclude in Hyderabad on December 3.
'Great for the fans, horrible for the players.'
The Aussie all-rounder 'invests' in himself with help of a Mumbaii-born chef Velton Saldanha.
Australia's Grace Harris broke her bat into two pieces when smashing one delivery for six in the Women's Big Bash League T20 match.
Rohit was seen delivering off-spin deliveries to Ravindra Jadeja.
Nathan Lyon has offered his services to Australia for the ongoing World Cup in India, declaring he has recovered from a calf injury and is available for selection if required.
One of cricket's greatest players passed into the ages on Monday. Rediff.com salutes the legend.
Sam Kerr's father was born in Calcutta as were her paternal grandparents.
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